From f4ad238c6c696f021e53eae8f255c2d1b79fefbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anton Khirnov Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 11:32:16 +0200 Subject: avconv: rename sameq to same_quant It's often mistakenly used as 'same quality', emphasize that it's not true in the manual. --- doc/avconv.texi | 10 ++++------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/avconv.texi b/doc/avconv.texi index ba1c1a06a5..d3d85e0a7c 100644 --- a/doc/avconv.texi +++ b/doc/avconv.texi @@ -308,9 +308,12 @@ It is of little use elsewise. Set video buffer verifier buffer size (in bits). @item -vcodec @var{codec} Set the video codec. This is an alias for @code{-codec:v}. -@item -sameq +@item -same_quant Use same quantizer as source (implies VBR). +Note that this is NOT SAME QUALITY. Do not use this option unless you know you +need it. + @item -pass @var{n} Select the pass number (1 or 2). It is used to do two-pass video encoding. The statistics of the video are recorded in the first @@ -848,11 +851,6 @@ To have a constant quality (but a variable bitrate), use the option '-qscale n' when 'n' is between 1 (excellent quality) and 31 (worst quality). -@item -When converting video files, you can use the '-sameq' option which -uses the same quality factor in the encoder as in the decoder. -It allows almost lossless encoding. - @end itemize @c man end TIPS -- cgit v1.2.3